Statistical analysis of competing risks models

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 953-962

  Sarhan, Ammar M ^a,b   Hamilton, David C ^a   Smith, B ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Mansoura University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

AIC; BIC; Biological data; Chen distribution; Exponential distribution; Maximum likelihood method; Weibull distribution

Indexed keywords

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BIOLOGICAL DATA; CHEN DISTRIBUTION; COMPETING RISKS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EXPONENTIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHODS; STATISTICAL INFERENCE;

WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 79960897148     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2010.04.006     Document Type: Article

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